Hair clamp



Dec. 17, 193s. ,J. E. ANDRE 2,

I HAIR CLAMP v I Filed Nov. is 1954 J /uL'Ernesi/I'ndrew Patenthed Dec. 17, 19,35

V 2,024,498 n 11MB CLAMP. i I I -.lohn Ernest Aridi-ew, Bristol, Conn assignor to Wallace Barnesicompanm Brlstol, Com, a cord porationo'f Connecticut 7 Application November 20, 1934, swarm. 754,885 1'13 olslmalclr 132 3;

The present, invention relates to hair clamps of the type used in securing awave in the hair.

:It is an object of the invention to provide a hairclamp which-willbe formed'as asplit tube v whereby the hair being .waved maybe received within an open space when the clamp is closed as inuse.;-; v

Anotherobject of theinventionis to provide a hair clamp wh ch'will be tformed asasplit tube curved longitudinally thereotin orderto adapt' parent that other types of springs, such as leaf springs, or springs disposed in another manner,

the same to the usual contours of the head.

Another object is to provide a hair clamp having cooperatingface's whichmay be provided with registering pins and openingswhereby the I hair isheld from movement longitudinally of theclamp when thesame is in use." i

A further object is to provide ahair clamp having outwardly-extending flanges on the members thereof which cooperate to provide a curved surface which assists in maintaining the device-in an upright position on thehead; U

A further objectis to-provide a hair clamp which will be simple in construction rand eflica oious in operation, and which may be easily and Fig, 1 is ajperspective view of a'device accord- 1 ing to, the invention;

Fig. 2 is anelevationalview; with parts broken away, ofthe device as disclosed in Fig; 1;

i Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on'line 3-4 of I l rection longitudinally thereof. Such meanscom- Fis. ,and

Fig. 4 -is a sectional view, similar to Fig. 3, but showing the device according to the invention in open or inoperative position. i 4

The 'hair' clamp. according to the present invention comprises two cooperating jaw members I,

2, the same being of greater longitudinal length than width andbeing preferably formed from sheet metal, as by stamping, although they may be formed from such materials as bakelite or 2 ofthe drawingto provide-a contour generally adaptable to the contours of the head. Formed on the upper edge of eachof members I, 2 and intermediate'the ends thereof, are handle members 3, 4, the same being so arranged as toextend upwardly in such relationto each other, when the clamp, is assembled, as to provide handle i to form, when the clamp is in its closed position, 6

other moldable materials. The members I, 2 are curved longitudinally as :clearlydisclosed in Fig.

flanges at 'each end being over-lapped and provided with registering and aligned openings through which apivot pin 6 is passed, whereby the two clamp members are pivoted together above the upper edges of the'clamp members, all as clearly shown in the drawing. Coiled about the pivot pin 6 is an helically' coiled spring I, the same being slightly twisted to be placed under tension, and the ends thereof bearing against the inner sides of the handle members. It will be ap- 10 may be provided without departing in any way from the spirit of the invention; It will be seen thatthe tension of the spring is imparted to the handle members in such a manner as to urge'the jaws of thew-clamp member together. Referring more particularly to the structure and shape of the jawmembers' l, 2, the same are so formed as to present longitudinal meeting sur- 0 faces 8. 9 adjacent their upper edges. Intermediate of the width of the jaw members, the same are outwardly curved longitudinally of the clamp arpcpen-ended tube extending throughout the length of the clamp. The jaw members, below the tubular portions thereof, are provided with meeting faces l0, ll, while the lower edges of the jaw members are flared outwardly laterally. of the clamp to form cooperating surfaces [2,13. It will-be seen that the surfaces l2, is. are curved 1 longitudinally. of'theclamp, in accordance with the general shape thereof, and are also'curved laterally of the clamp in order to present a curved surface formed by the .two flanges l2, l3 which' will adapt itself to the contours of the head.

Means are provided for preventing movement of hair, which maybe held in the clamp,iin adiprise a plurality of. pin members M struck up fromthe surface Ill "below the tubular portion of the clampand extending laterally-of the clam and through holes l5- formed in the surface II which abuts the surface In when the clamp is in its closed position, all as clearly disclosed in Fig.

3 of the drawing. It will be seen that the pins M are preferably so formed-and disposed that they presentonly the thickness ofthe material 3 thereof in a direction laterally of the clamp in order that they may pass between the strands of hair held in the clamp without disarranging the same, while a larger surface is presented in a di-, rectionlongitudinally of the clamp in order to present a larger surface in that direction to thereby prevent movement of the hair in' that direction. s In the operation and useof the clamp accord-V ing to the present invention, the same may be opened by pressing together the handle portions 3, 4 to thereby cause the jaws to move apart and the pins H to be withdrawn from the openings ii. In this position the hair to be waved may be arranged within the tubular portion of the clamp as may be desired. After the hair has been so arranged within the tubular portion of the clamp, the handle members may bereleased to allow the spring 1 to force the jaw members of the clamp together to the position as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing. Due to the curvature of the clamp and the surfaces II, II both longitudinally and laterally of the clamp, the same will not" only flt closely to the curvature of the head but the hair will be clamped in the curved tubular portion of the clamp, thereby giving a shape to the wave in the hair which will cause the same to assume a proper curvature on the head.

It is usual, in practice, to employ a clamp of this type on wet hair and, due to the tubular space provided for the reception of the wet hair, free circulation of air through the tubular 'portion of the clamp is permitted, thereby assisting materially in the drying of the hair. The pins l4 operate to hold the clamp from movement on the hair in a direction longitudinally of the clamp.

While one embodiment of my invention is described herein and illustrated in the drawing, it

will be apparent to those skilled in the art .that the invention is in no way limited thereby, or otherwise than by the appended claims.

What is claimed is: 1. A hair clamp comprising pivotally connected jaw members. handles connected to said jaw members for operating the same, said jaw members being formed to provide spaced abutting faces,

said jaw members between said faces being curved outwardly'to provide between them a hair-receiving recess. a

2. A hair clamp comprising pivotally connected jaw members and means for'operating said members, said jaw members abutting along faces spaced along the width of the clamp, the portion of each jaw member between said abutting faces being curved outwardly to provide ahair-receiving recess.

3. A hair clamp comprising pivotally connected jaw members and means for operating said jaw members, each of said jaw members being provided with an outwardly curved portion intermediate the edges thereof and extending longitudi nally of the jaw, said outwardly curved portions cooperating toprovide a recess between the jaws for the. reception of the hair to be clamped.

4. A hair clamp comprising pivotally connected jaw members and meansfor operating said jaw members, said jaw members being provided with spaced abutting portions. which define the opposite edges of the clamp, the portion of each jaw member between said spaced portions being outwardly curved to provide a recess for the hair to be clamped.

5. A hair clamp comprising a plurality of jaw members, the lower edges of said jaw members being outwardly turned to provide flanges curved laterally of the clamp to flt the contours of the head, and said clamp being curved longitudinally thereof to approximate the curvature of the head.

6. A hair clamp comprising a plurality of cooperating jaw members, means pivotaliyconnecting said jaw members and extending in a direction longitudinal thereof, one of said jaw mem-- bers having openings formed therein, and the other of said jaw members having pins extending therefrom and extending through said openings when said clamp in closed position.

7. A hair clamp comprising a plurality of 00-] operating jaw members, means for pivotally connecting said jaw members about an axis extending longitudinally of said jaw members, one of said jaw members having openings formed there- 5 in, and the other of said jaw members having pins struck from the material thereof and extending through said openings when said clamp is in closed position.

8. A hair clamp comprising pivotally connected 1o jaw members, saidjaw members being formed to provide abutting faces intermediate the edges thereof, and other abutting faces adjacent one edge thereof, curved portions between said abutting faces cooperating to provide a hair receiving 15 recess, and flanges extending laterally of said clamp adjacent the lower edges of said intermediate abutting faces.

9. A hair clamp comprising pivotally connected jaw members, said jaw members being formed to 20 provide abutting faces intermediate the edges thereof and other abutting faces adjacent one edgethereof, curved portions between said abutting faces cooperating to provide a recess therebetween, one of said intermediate abutting faces 25,

being provided with openings, the other of said intermediate abutting faces being provided with pins normally extending through said openings.

of said jaw members being provided intermediate 40 said spaced portions with 'an outwardly curved portion to provide a hair-receiving recess between said jaw members, one of saidjaw members being provided with openings therein, and the other of said jaw members being provided with pins 15 aligned with said openings.

12. A hair clamp comprising pivotally connected jaw members and means for operating said jaw members, said jaw members abutting along two faces spaced along the width of the clamp, each 50 of said jaw members being provided intermediate said spaced portions with an outwardly curved portion to provide a hair-receiving recess between said jaw members, the lower edge of each of said jaw members being turned outwardly to provide a flange extending longitudinally of the jaw member.

13. A hair clamp comprising pivotally connected jaw members and means for operating said jaw members, said jaw members abutting along two faces spaced'along the width of the'clamp, each of said jaw members being provided intermediate said spaced portions with an outwardly curved portion to provide a hair-receiving recess between said jaw members, the lower edge of each of said jaw members being turned outwardly to provide a flange extending longitudinally of the jaw member, one of said jaw members having openings formed therein, and the other of said jaw members having pins normally extending through said openings.

JOHN ERNEST ANDREW. 

